The Chief of Department's Office provided the memo to all police precincts Wednesday, the Daily News reported.

"Members of the public are legally allowed to record police interactions," the memo states, according to the Daily News. "Intentional interference such as blocking or obstructing cameras or ordering the person to cease constitutes censorship and also violates the First Amendment."

Police can still take action if the person filming interferes with police operations, the article states.

The public's right to film cops is an issue that continues to gain national attention following the death of Eric Garner, who died in police custody on July 17.

Garner's fatal confrontation with cops on a Tompkinsville street was caught on video, and later uploaded online, sparking a national controversy that led many in the city to criticize the NYPD's policing tactics.